Let →A=→b×→c,→B=→c×→a,→C=→a×→b, then the vectors →A×(→B×→C), →B×(→C×→A), and→C×(→A×→B) are
A
Collinear
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B
Coplanar
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C
Non-coplanar
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D
Non-collinear
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Solution
The correct option is C Coplanar We have
¯¯¯¯A×(¯¯¯¯Bׯ¯¯¯C)=(¯¯¯¯A.¯¯¯¯C)¯¯¯¯B−(¯¯¯¯A.¯¯¯¯B)¯¯¯¯C Similarly if other terms are also solved, we will get all the terms in terms of ¯¯¯¯A,¯¯¯¯B,¯¯¯¯C. Assuming ¯¯¯a,¯¯b,¯¯c are coplanar, we get thus that the above three vectors are coplanar.